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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 7, Day 4: Acts 11:1-18
Summary Acts 11:1-18: Peter’s actions shocked the Jewish community and he was questioned when he went to Jerusalem. Peter retold the story of his meeting with the Centurion, explaining who was he to...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 7, Day 5: Acts 11:19-30
Summary Acts 11:19-30: Those who had been scattered when Stephen died traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch preaching to the Jews there. However some men from Cyprus and Cyrene began to...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 8, Day 2: Acts 12:1-5
Summary Acts 12:1-5: King Herod, on a persecution spree, arrested James, the brother of John, and executed him. He seized Peter as well with the same fate in mind. But the Feast of Passover was...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 8, Day 3: Acts 12:6-11
Summary Acts 12:6-11: Then, an angel of the Lord appeared to Peter the night before his execution and rescued him. Peter followed the angel’s instructions and the gates leading to the city opened for...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 8, Day 4: Acts 12:12-17
Summary Acts 12:12-17: Peter went to the house of Mary mother of John to tell them he was okay. Many people were there praying for him. The servant girl, Rhoda, was shocked as was everyone else at...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 8, Day 5: Acts 12:18-25
Summary of Acts 12:18-25: Herod then killed all the guards who let Peter escape. God then struck Herod down, and the word of the Lord continued to spread. Then Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem...
View ArticleInspirational Quote: Albert Camus
“Autumn is the second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Albert Camus
View ArticleCoffee and God: The Seasons
Hey all! Today’s theme is the seasons. I love fall, which I believe most of us do. The colors are beautiful, the cooler weather is welcomed by all, and the seasons signal the coming holidays, which...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 9, Day 2: 1 Peter 1:1-12
NOTE TO ALL: In 2012, BSF did this passage for Lesson 28, Day 2. Interesting that they have moved it up. Summary 1 Peter 1:1-12: Peter, Jesus’ disciple, writes to God’s elect, strangers in the world...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 9, Day 3: 1 Peter 1:13-2:3
Summary of 1 Peter 1:12-2:3: Peter continues with advice on how to live, saying to prepare our minds for action, to be self-controlled, and have hope in Jesus. Obediently, we must not conform to the...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 9, Day 4: 1 Peter 2:4-10
Summary of 1 Peter 2:4-10: Peter says Jesus is the living stone who was rejected by men and chosen by God and precious to him and so are we (Christians) living stones being built into spiritual houses...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 9, Day 5: 1 Peter 2:11-25
Summary of 1 Peter 2:11-25: We are aliens and strangers in this world. Abstain from sinful desires and live such good lives that the pagans will glorify God. Peter says to submit ourselves to every...
View ArticleInspirational Quote: Henry Ward Beecher
“I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.” Henry Ward Beecher
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 10, Day 2: 1 Peter 3:1-7
Summary of 1 Peter 3:1-7: Peter tells wives to submit to husbands in the same manner Christ submitted to God’s will so that the husband may be converted by her behavior and how she leads her life....
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 10, Day 3: 1 Peter 3:8-22
Summary of 1 Peter 3:8-22: Peter tells his listeners/readers to live in harmony with one another, be sympathetic, compassionate, and humble, and love each other as brothers. Do not repay an insult with...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 10, Day 4: 1 Peter 4
Summary of 1 Peter 4: Peter tells us that Christ suffered in this body so we should be prepared to suffer as well since it means we will be done with sin, resulting in living for the will of God and...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 10, Day 5: 1 Peter 5
Summary of 1 Peter 5: Peter advises the elders to be shepherds of God’s flock, serving as overseers, and being examples to them. They will receive a crown of glory for their service. Young men be...
View ArticlePeter the Rock
Every list of the disciples names Peter first. He has a big heart and unlimited enthusiasm. He was eager, impulsive, self-confident, and daring. Yet, he had his rough edges and swung wildly like a...
View ArticleMotivational Quote: Albert Einstein
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein
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